Houston-Austin

When: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. PT/ 12 - 2 p.m. MT/ 1 - 3 p.m. CT/ 2 - 4 p.m. ET

An 8-week support group offered to performing arts and entertainment industry professionals that fosters restorative dialog and peer support while centering on experiences of racial injustice, discrimination and bias within the industry and community as a whole. Participants will discuss how they’re evolving and moving forward as creatives with a better understanding of themselves and their purpose.

Questions? Please contact The Actors Fund at thrivinggroups@actorsfund.org

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When: 2 - 4 p.m. PT/ 3 - 5 p.m. MT/ 4 - 6 p.m. CT/ 5 - 7 p.m. ET

Being a professional in the entertainment business comes with its unique challenges. For Black women, these challenges are often compounded by racism and sexism. Join us for an 8-week group that aims to provide a supportive and uplifting space centering on the experiences of Black women working in entertainment. The intention of the group is to create a safe space solely and deliberately for those who identify as Black women to gather, uplift their collective spirit and share art, wisdom, pain and joy.

Questions? Please contact The Actors Fund at pdamato@actorsfund.org

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The products and services noted herein are provided as an informational service to SAG-AFTRA members and are administered by entities independent of SAG-AFTRA. Any questions must be handled by the provider. This information is not intended to serve as an endorsement nor is any warranty or guarantee implied.

When: 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. PT/ 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. MT/ 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CT/ 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. ET

This group is intended for everyone who does the challenging work of caring for a loved one who is an older adult (whether a partner, spouse, parent, friend or other family). This initiative gives voice to the caregiver in a supportive, confidential and safe space, as well as looking at the importance of self-care, including mind-body exercises, community, discussion and expression for replenishment and empowerment.

Questions? Please contact The Actors Fund at sadominus@actorsfund.org

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The products and services noted herein are provided as an informational service to SAG-AFTRA members and are administered by entities independent of SAG-AFTRA. Any questions must be handled by the provider. This information is not intended to serve as an endorsement nor is any warranty or guarantee implied.

When: 10 - 11 a.m. PT/ 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. MT/ 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. CT/ 1 - 2 p.m. ET

The seminar is for anyone who will soon be getting Medicare and wants to learn more about how it works, understand the many options available and the timing of choosing and enrolling in coverage. 

Questions? Please contact The Actors Fund at rmarinaro@actorsfund.org

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The products and services noted herein are provided as an informational service to SAG-AFTRA members and are administered by entities independent of SAG-AFTRA. Any questions must be handled by the provider. This information is not intended to serve as an endorsement nor is any warranty or guarantee implied.

When: 9 - 11:30 a.m. PT/ 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. MT/ 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. CT/ 12 - 2:30 p.m. ET

Orientation is the first step to enrolling in the services of The Career Center. 

The Career Center addresses a central challenge for performing arts and entertainment professionals: navigating the episodic nature of work in the industry. For many, survival work—initiated to make ends meet—ends up draining the creative professional and becoming more of a problem than a solution. This orientation will help you begin to take the necessary steps to identify meaningful work that complements your life in the entertainment business.

Questions? Please contact The Actors Fund at rrenner@actorsfund.org

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The products and services noted herein are provided as an informational service to SAG-AFTRA members and are administered by entities independent of SAG-AFTRA. Any questions must be handled by the provider. This information is not intended to serve as an endorsement nor is any warranty or guarantee implied.

This class is the follow up to Audacity 101. Participants must have the proficiency with Audacity to self-produce an audio commercial with voice, music and sound effects. Learning to mix various pieces of audio and understand the fundamentals of audio production are the goals.  For the inspired, it will provide a blueprint on how to produce a voiceover demo.  

REQUIREMENTS

• This is not an Audacity beginner class. Completion of Audacity 101 at the DLF VO Lab or experience using Audacity software is required. Prospective participants (those on the Waitlist, as well) may be emailed additional questions to help us understand your knowledge of Audacity.
• Participants must be proficient using Audacity software for recording and editing audio.
• Have Audacity downloaded onto your laptop computer.  THE URL: https://www.audacityteam.org  If you already have it ready to go on your computer there is no need to download it again.
• Participants must be present for the entire program (5-7:30 p.m. PT / 8-10:30 p.m. ET).

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The products and services noted herein are provided as an informational service to SAG-AFTRA members and are administered by entities independent of SAG-AFTRA. Any questions must be handled by the provider. This information is not intended to serve as an endorsement nor is any warranty or guarantee implied.

What's scarier than stage fright? In honor of the spooky month of October, this SAG-AFTRA Foundation's Voiceover Lab and The Business Online panel confronts the fears that often haunt performers before, during and after they take the stage. Featuring professionals trained in mindfulness, Feldenkrais Method, hypnosis and more, the panel focuses on how performers from all facets of the industry can use mental and physical techniques to calm and center themselves in the face of performance anxiety on and off the stage, screen and microphone. 

This one hour session (4-5 p.m. PT / 7-8 p.m. ET) will include a panel discussion with Suzanne Toren, Melissa Tiers, Peter Pamela Rose, and moderator Gabra Zackman, followed by a member Q&A. Member participation is encouraged!

Click here for details,, panelist bios, and to RSVP.

The products and services noted herein are provided as an informational service to SAG-AFTRA members and are administered by entities independent of SAG-AFTRA. Any questions must be handled by the provider. This information is not intended to serve as an endorsement nor is any warranty or guarantee implied.

Audacity is a widely used FREE DAW for Macs and PCs that is very popular in voiceover. Knowing how to use more of its functions can advance your workflow and help you produce better audio recordings and ultimately help you produce better sounding auditions, voiceover demos, songs and other audio related projects. This is important to your knowledge base and the concepts learned in Audacity 101 can help you with other multi-track recording software. Also, completion of Audacity 101 qualifies you to take Audacity 102, where you will produce a commercial with voiceover, music and sound effects.

Duration of program: 5 - 7 PM (Pacific) / 8 - 10 PM (Eastern)

REQUIREMENTS

• Previous experience with Audacity or other audio software applications is highly recommended. If you have no previous experience with Audacity or other audio software applications, joining this class for exposure to it's capabilities and for information purposes may be an option for you, as knowledge is power. However, just know that some of the concepts may be difficult to understand. 
• Very Important: Audacity must be downloaded on to your computer and functioning properly before this class begins  Download instructions and OS (Windows/Mac/Linux) compatibility are on the Audacityteam.org website. Follow the instructions on that site to ensure the software is working properly on your computer.  We will not be able to commit time to troubleshooting download issues during the class.  Email questions to ashuford@sagaftra.foundation   
• Download Audacity FOR FREE by copying this URL into your search window: http://www.audacityteam.org/   

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The products and services noted herein are provided as an informational service to SAG-AFTRA members and are administered by entities independent of SAG-AFTRA. Any questions must be handled by the provider. This information is not intended to serve as an endorsement nor is any warranty or guarantee implied.

The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media and the SAG-AFTRA Foundation are pleased to extend a special invite to SAG-AFTRA members to participate in the Institute's annual Global Symposium.

You will receive the Zoom link to log into the Symposium Webinar one hour before it begins. See below for more information and the list of speakers. Please reach out to Jazmin Borad at jazmin@seejane.org with any questions.

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Join the Geena Davis Institute, Nielsen, USC Viterbi and the SAG-AFTRA Foundation as they present their latest research, insights and tools on evaluating diversity, equity and inclusion for onscreen representation in popular television over the past five years. You will hear from global leaders in the Industry examining if and how we have progressed in children’s content over this time.

Opening Remarks
Geena Davis | Founder and Chair, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media

Event Moderator
Madeline Di Nonno | President and CEO, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media
 
USC/GD-IQ Presentation
Shrikanth (Shri) Narayanan | Professor and Niki & C.L. Max Nikias Chair in Engineering, USC

Research Presentation
Ninochka McTaggart Ph.D. | Associate Vice President, Research and Insights, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media

Nielsen Insights
Stacie M. de Armas | SVP, Inclusive Intelligence and Initiatives, Nielsen
 
Panelists
Peyton Elizabeth Lee | Star of Disney+ Original Series, Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.
Miranda May | Star of Disney Channel's Comedy Series, BUNK'D
Sidney Clifton | SVP of Animation and Mixed Media, The Jim Henson Company
Charlie Cooper Henniker | Head of Film Production, LEGO
Diane Ikemiyashiro | VP, Current Series, Disney Junior
Kristofer Updike | VP of Development, Peacock Kids

Global Insights
Mounia Aram | Founder and President, Mounia Aram Company
Tejonidhi Bhandare | CEO, Reliance Animation
P. Jayakumar | CEO, Toonz Media Group
Charlene Tan | Director of Original Production & Development, Kids APAC
Erika Vogt | Director of Programming and Acquisitions for HITN Television and Digital Services

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The products and services noted herein are provided as an informational service to SAG-AFTRA members and are administered by entities independent of SAG-AFTRA. Any questions must be handled by the provider. This information is not intended to serve as an endorsement nor is any warranty or guarantee implied.

In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, watch this replay from Spring 2019 to become better acquainted with the rich diversity of talent available in our incredible community of performers with disabilities and hear from industry professionals who are working to cast and include the disabilities community.